Karla Porter, 53, was sentenced Monday to life in prison plus 40 years without the possibility of parole.

Porter was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy and solicitation to commit murder in August.

A jury found her guilty of hiring a hitman to kill her husband, William Ray Porter, at the Towson Hess gas station that he owned on March 1, 2010. They rejected claims that she concocted the scheme out of self-defense after suffering years of spousal abuse.

The scheme involved the man she hired to pull the trigger, as well as her sister, brother and nephew. They have all also been convicted and are serving sentences.

Prosecutors at the trial argued that Porter had no remorse for the killing, while the defense argued she was sorry and wasn't a threat to the community.

"Judge Cahill got it exactly right. There are two different faces of Karla Porter: she's the cold, calculated one she thinks nobody is looking at. In public, she portrays as much different," Baltimore County Assistant State's Attorney John Cox said.

Her defense team argued for a sentence that would allow her the possibility of eventually being released.

"The gut reaction is we are disappointed by the sentence received by Karla Porter today," said William Purpura, Karla Porter's attorney.

"They needed to understand how domestic violence plays a part in what actions one takes to get out of a marriage. She testified clearly to the fear she felt throughout her life and fear she felt if she had left him. She's the first to say she is sorry this happened and wish it hadn't happened," said Theresa Whelan, Karla Porter's defense attorney.

The victim's family didn't believe that.

"She's a very manipulative person -- very devious, I think. It sounds weird for us to say that because she has been in our life for so long, but obviously she has lied and misled us, and she tried to continue this here just to cover her tracks. We're glad the judge finally did see through that," Rick Porter, the victim's brother, said after the sentencing.

"We don't have our son. The sentence won't change that. The person who perpetuated this crime had to do things to cover things that had been done," said Margaret Porter, the victim's mother.

Judge Robert Cahill Jr. said he thought the level of deception before and after the murder was "remarkable." Cahill wanted Porter's sentence to serve as a warning that if you take matters in your own hands in domestic violence situations, you will pay with your freedom.

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